Postimees Digest, Monday, June 3
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Center Party wants to see e-voting log files.
The oppositional Center Party has sent a request for information to the National Electoral Committee to ascertain whether the e-voting server came under attack during elections in 2011 and to gain access to the period's log files. "Considering our profound doubts as to the security of electronic voting, we also inquired about the software's ownership and procurement contracts," said secretary general of the party Priit Toobal. "We would also like to know whether the 2011 e-voting software has been audited and what were the results." The Center Party has also proposed a so-called test cycle for the software to be used in 2013 during which enthusiasts could attack the system without fear of prosecution over a limited period of time in order to ascertain its security.
Conservative politician sticks to his statement.
Member of the board of the Estonian Conservative People's Party (EKRE) Martin Helme stays true to his position not to give black people asylum in Estonia in an interview given to Postimees. Helme says that Estonia's demographic situation cannot facilitate a liberal migration policy and that "no more people should be allowed to enter". "If we go along with currents that have split societies and created tensions in the West - people will no longer vote for political worldviews but rather based on ethnic and cultural background - it is something we should be able to learn from." The politician adds that migration policy should be stricter towards people coming from Africa or the Middle East. Helme's public utterance from last week, that Estonia should deny asylum to black people, resulted in a storm of indignation. Helme was criticized by equal treatment commissioner Mari-Liis Sepper, chairman of the board of the Estonian Human Rights Institute Vootele Hansen and head of the Human Rights Center Kari Käsper.